South Yorkshire Times January 16, 1943

Thurnscoe Head Retiring

Mr. T. H. Bollans of the Hill School

Mr. T. H. Bollans headmaster of The Hill Modern Boys’ School, Thurnscoe, has announced his intention of retiring at the end of the present term.

A native of Nottingham, Mr. Bollans was educated at Mansfield Grammar School and Westminster Training College. On leaving College he served as an assistant master in Manchester, coming into the West Riding over 35 years ago as headmaster of Millhouse Council School, Penistone. After three years there he was appointed to open the new council school at Great Houghton, where he remained until he took over the headship of The Hill School at Thurnscoe six years ago.

For twelve years he was on the panel of oral examiners to County Minor Scholarship candidates, in this capacity visiting most of the secondary schools in South and for twelve years he was on the panel of oral examiners to County Minor Scholarship candidates, in this capacity visiting most of the secondary schools in South and West Yorkshire. Head of the Evening Institutes in connection with all his i schools, he was also interested in adult education. For many years he lectured on modern history to W.E.A. classes and in connection with the Joint Committee of Miners’ Welfare and W.E.A. he gave courses of lectures in a score of townships ranging as far as Mirfield, Flockton and Knottingley. For a, period he was editor of the Evening Institute section of the West Riding Bulletin on Further Education.

A scholarship boy himself, when 20 scholarships were the limit offered in the County of Notts., he has felt it a mission that every child in his charge likely to benefit should have a chance. Backed by enthusiastic staffs of teachers, over 100 scholarships were obtained in his last 12 years at Great Houghton, and at The Hill School 34 scholarships have been  awarded in the last three years.

Mr. Bollans is on the Technical Examination Board of the Schofield Technical College, and last year was its chairman.